a very angry teenager. Tigre has grown up with a very controlling, rude girlfriend named Vicky. She is cheating on him and says he is too weak, crushing Tigre's confidence. Subsequently, he runs away, simultaneously conjuring up a storm. Amon, who is still in Egypt, is somehow aware of the day's significance. The story then moves to Gus, who is now living in Los Angeles with his older brother Andrew. Andrew had survived the wreck, but his parents had died. Still coping with the death of their parents, the brothers live together, and Andrew is working in a theatre business. On December 21, Andrew prepares the set for the now 16-year-old seductive pop sensation, Venus, of whom Gus is now a fan. After realizing how much work was needed to set up for Venus's arrival, Andrew requests Gus's helping, telling him to stay clear of the pop star, as she is a bit of a "diva". As they arrive at the theater, Gus and Andrew are separated due to their jobs . Gus finishes his work and leaves the room when he hears a crash. Returning to the room, he finds an extremely attractive, tom-boyish girl who looked less perfect to Venus, who he assumed to be some sort of relative. However, she was in fact Venus, and when Gus returns the two begin to bond. Venus is genuinely happy that she is able to spend time with someone who is not obsessed with worshipping her, and Gus is very happy now that he was with a girl - since Lisa had dumped him. However, when the girl's true identity - Venus - is revealed, Gus reacts in the way expected - reverence. Venus's bodyguard escorts her away, and Andrew scolded Gus for "bothering" Venus. Later, a faulty prop nearly kills her and, thanks to Gus, she is saved. An earthquake began and the two teenagers fled from the theater building, hoping that everyone else made it out alive. The two teens ran into the night feeling the shift. Kali feels the quake, and experiences the shift. Tigre slept when the shift hit him. Amon was ready and awake. When the shift completed, Amon stood up, ready for what was to come. Characters The main characters in the book are: Kali: An easily angered teen living in New York. Destruction seems to follow her. Amon: An Egyptian boy who seems